“This may actually surprise you but I haven't spoken to Conor since the fight

“We had a couple of texts back and forward. So, after the fight he went home. I went home as well. We were in separate houses. So I was there with Artem [Lobov], Pete [Queally] and Orlagh [Hunter]. We just stayed up Saturday night, chatting.

“There were a couple of texts back and forward with Conor - saying, oh I could have done this, I could have done that - then on the Sunday I ended up going out for a little bit with Dillon [Danis] and a couple of guys from Paradigm.”

The build-up to the fight between McGregor and Nurmagomedov was particularly frantic, with the Irishman splitting his time between training, media duties and promoting his new whiskey around the United States.

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Conor McGregor with his new whiskey (Getty)

And Kavanagh admitted that this busy schedule may have contributed towards his defeat.

“It's always been a concern, but that's what made him who he is... we're always vying for his attention,” he added.